Army rule no longer a default option in Pakistan: Hasnain Malik

Also says, since 2013 Pakistan has returned to broadly orthodox economic policy

Hasnain Malik, global head of equity research at Exotix Partners LLP and a keen observer of Pakistan, analyses the politics and economy of the country in an interview with Aditi Phadnis

How do you view the Pakistan Supreme Court's order that the Prime Minister (Nawaz Sharif) and his children should be investigated by a Joint Investigating Team (JIT)? How much will the Pakistan PM be able to ‘guide’ the investigation?

All five of the Supreme Court judges effectively viewed the explanation by the PM’s lawyers on the origins of his family wealth as lacking credibility but a majority of the